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HomeMy WebLinkAbout165 - 01/02/1996 - AMENDING CITY CODE REGARDING ESTABLISHMENT OF RATES FOR THE COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE ORDINANCE NO. 165, 1995 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AMENDING SECTION 15-412 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF RATES FOR THE COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE FOR SINGLE-FAMILY AND TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 58, 1995, the Council of the City of Fort Collins amended Chapter 15, Article XV of the Code of the City regarding solid waste collection and recycling; and WHEREAS, pursuant to said Ordinance No. 58, 1995, the City Council established a requirement of volume based rates for the collection of solid waste, which Ordinance required that solid waste collection services shall be charged against all customers solely on the basis of the volume of solid waste collected; and WHEREAS, the Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the recycling effort of the City that the licensed solid waste collectors in the City be permitted (but not required) to establish a flat monthly fee to cover the fixed costs of operating a solid waste collection business, in addition to the volume based charges, provided that such flat monthly fee be limited in order to insure that the City's recycling and solid waste reduction efforts are not compromised. NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that Section 15-412 of the Code of the City be amended as follows: Section 1. That Section 15-412(c) be amended to read as follows: Sec. 15-412. License requirement. (c) Volume based rates. Commencing January 1, 1996, any person licensed to operate as a solid waste collector within the city shall charge all single-family and two-family residential customers on the basis of the volume of solid waste collected, with such charge to be proportional to each gallon of container size; provided, however, that such charge need not be based upon the volume of solid waste deposited within each such container. In order to further ensure that the charge for the collection of solid waste is based upon volume as required above, any person licensed asa solid waste collector shall, with respect to single-family and two-family residential customers, provide to such customers disposable bags, or labels to be affixed to nondisposable containers showing the volume of such containers, or shall establish another system for accomplishing the same purpose which is acceptable to the city. The charge for such bags, labels or other system shall be paid by the customers of the collectors,and shall be proportional to each gallon of container size. No such solid waste collector shall collect or transport solid waste which has not been placed for collection through such system or in bags or containers upon which such labels have been affixed.Upon emptying any such containers,the collector shall removaor otherwise void-all-such-labels,The provisions of this subsection shall not be construed as prohibiting any collector from also establishing rules and regulations regarding the maximum weight of containers of solid waste and/or recyclable materials. Section 2. That Section 15-412 be amended by the addition of a new subsection (d) to read as follows: Sec. 15-412. License requirement. (d) Flat monthly fee. In addition to the volume based rates required pursuant to paragraph (c) above, solid waste collectors may, but are not required to, establish a flat monthly fee which may be charged to single-family and two-family residential customers for the purpose of covering the fixed operational costs of doing business of such solid waste collectors. If a solid waste collector elects to charge such flat monthly fee, said fee shall not exceed fifty percent(50%) of the aggregated customer cost (the combination of the flat monthly fee plus the monthly volume rate charged pursuant to paragraph (c) above, assuming the collection of one container per week). Said flat monthly fee shall be based upon the following formula: Flat monthly fee < .50 x C Where: C = aggregated customer cost(flat monthly fee +4.33 x volume rate charged per container) In the event that a solid waste collector elects to establish a flat monthly fee, all bills for services provided by such collector to single-family and two-family residential customers shall clearly show both the flat monthly fee and the volume based rate. Additionally,in the event that a solid waste collector elects to establish a flat monthly fee, such collector shall, within ten (10) calendar days after establishing such fee and on or before January 1 of each ensuing year, deliver to the City's Natural Resources Director a true and correct copy of such solid waste collector's rate schedule. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ord lished this h day of December, A.D. 1995, and to be presented for final passage o e 2nd y of J ary, . 1996 Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk ��� Passed and adopted on final reading this 2nd day of January, A.D. 1996. Mayor ATTEST: �City Clerk